I am posting photos of some of my container gardens and favorite plants in honor of our war veterans on Memorial Day. These pots are bright, bold and strong, like our military heros! One of my favorite "dry…
9 Comments / 1889 View / May 25, 2009
Tova Martin is a well known garden writer, lecturer, horticulturalist and a prominent personality in the gardening world. Great credentials but what impresses me most about Tova is that she gets her hands…
9 Comments / 491 View / May 17, 2009
I nominate “side yards” as some of the most under-exploited areas in the landscape! What a shame, especially when every square foot of real estate is valuable, even in a down economy. Small, narrow yards can be perplexing to some…
69 Comments / 30124 View / May 5, 2009
 Paul James, the funny, kind of goofy, (by design) garden personality behind the  hugely popular “Gardener Guy” show on HGTV, finally has a website of his own! Fans who have followed Paul will be happy to hear that although…
20 Comments / 6801 View / May 3, 2009
This is Part 2 of the Mar Vista Green Garden Tour in Southern California. Need some more inspiration for a low-water garden? The Mar Vista Green Garden tour I attended last week yielded lots of design and plant combination…
9 Comments / 2608 View / April 30, 2009
 My friend, garden television host, Joe Lamp’l  just posted the next installment to his blossoming web series, “The $25 Dollar Victory Garden Challenge.” Joe has challenged himself to create an edible garden that will feed a family of four for under…
0 Comments / 177 View / April 28, 2009
Los Angeles is experiencing an ongoing drought, but you wouldn't know it by the looks of the lush Edens I saw this weekend at the "Mar Vista Green Garden" tour. Living and gardening in Los Angeles is a year-round pleasure for…
11 Comments / 1051 View / April 27, 2009
